American Neutrality Challenged • Actions taken by Britain and France: 1) Seized US ships trading with other country 2) British impressment of US sailors • U.S. response: Jefferson responded with an embargo forbidding foreign trade. Congress then passed the Embargo Act. • Results of embargo: 1) Crop prices decline 2) Thousands of Americans lost jobs 3) Rise of smuggling to avoid embargo • In 1809, Congress repealed the Embargo Act.
Native American Unrest: Westward Settlement • Effects on Native Americans: 1) Diseases brought by the settlers 2) Threatened Native American hunting grounds 3) Drove away the animals / food supply 4) Native American population decline 5) Traditional leaders’ power decreased • Tecumseh urged Native Americans to: 1) Resist spread of settlers 2) Return to traditional ways • U.S. response to unrest: Military action against NA; Battle of Tippecanoe
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